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Amani Al-Hajeri

M.D., CABFM, IBFM, M.Sc. MG

Director, National Genome Center

Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain

Consultant Clinical Geneticist

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Al Jawhara Centre, Arabian Gulf University

Head of The Genetic Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex

Dr. Amani Al Hajeri is the Head of the Genetic Department at Salmanyia Medical Complex-Ministry of Health in Bahrain and the former Manager of the National Genome Project. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Al Jawhara Center, a consultant clinical geneticist and a consultant family physician. She had her BSc in Basic medical sciences with honors from the Arabian Gulf University and graduated as a medical doctor from the same university. She joined the Family residency program for 4 years and attained the Arab Board Certificate in Family and Community Medicine and the Irish Board in Family medicine. She later joined the genetics department at the Ministry of Health and completed a master degree in Medical Genetics (with honors) from the University of Glasgow/ UK.

Dr. Al Hajeri has more than 46 publications in local and international peer reviewed journals. She is also a senior editor at Bahrain Medical Bulletin and an expert reviewer in several international medical journals. She has a special interest in evidence-based medicine, rare diseases, and common complex genetic disorders. She is a member in several governmental committees and a member in many professional societies and NGOs.

Amani Al-Hajeri

M.D., CABFM, IBFM, M.Sc. MG

Director, National Genome Center

Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain

Consultant Clinical Geneticist

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Al Jawhara Centre, Arabian Gulf University

Head of The Genetic Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex

Dr. Amani Al Hajeri is the Head of the Genetic Department at Salmanyia Medical Complex-Ministry of Health in Bahrain and the former Manager of the National Genome Project. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Al Jawhara Center, a consultant clinical geneticist and a consultant family physician. She had her BSc in Basic medical sciences with honors from the Arabian Gulf University and graduated as a medical doctor from the same university. She joined the Family residency program for 4 years and attained the Arab Board Certificate in Family and Community Medicine and the Irish Board in Family medicine. She later joined the genetics department at the Ministry of Health and completed a master degree in Medical Genetics (with honors) from the University of Glasgow/ UK.

Dr. Al Hajeri has more than 46 publications in local and international peer reviewed journals. She is also a senior editor at Bahrain Medical Bulletin and an expert reviewer in several international medical journals. She has a special interest in evidence-based medicine, rare diseases, and common complex genetic disorders. She is a member in several governmental committees and a member in many professional societies and NGOs.

Recent Publications

Investigation of germline variants in Bahraini women with breast cancer using next-generation sequencing based-multigene panel

Published On 2023 Sep 01

Journal article

Germline variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) genes are the most common cause of hereditary breast cancer. However, a significant number of cases are not linked to these two genes and additional high-, moderate- and low-penetrance genes have been identified in breast cancer. The advent of next-generation sequencing (NGS) allowed simultaneous sequencing of multiple cancer-susceptibility genes and prompted research in this field. So far, cancer-predisposition genes other than BRCA1/2 have not...


Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for people with ß-thalassaemia major

Published On 2016 Dec 01

Journal article

BACKGROUND: Thalassemia is an inherited autosomal recessive blood disorder, caused by mutations in globin genes or their regulatory regions. This results in a reduced rate of synthesis of one of the globin chains that make up haemoglobin. In ß-thalassaemia major there is an underproduction of ß-globin chains combined with excess of free α-globin chains. The excess free α-globin chains precipitate in red blood cells, leading to their destruction (haemolysis) and ineffective erythropoiesis. The...